Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim

Overview

Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim is a 2003 action role-playing game developed and published by Nihon Falcom. The sixth numbered entry in the Ys series, it was Falcom's first new numbered installment since Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand in 1995 and its first original numbered Ys developed for Windows.

Set three years after Ys V, the game follows adventurer Adol Christin after he is swept through the Great Vortex of Canaan and stranded among the Canaan Islands. There he encounters the indigenous Rehda, the pirate organization led by Ladoc, and the expansionist Romun Empire while investigating the legacy of the winged Eldeen civilization and the weather-control device known as the Ark of Napishtim.

Ys VI substantially redesigned the series' action system. It combines sprite-based characters with three-dimensional environments and gives the player direct control over Adol's sword attacks, jumping, movement combinations, and three elemental swords. The technology and design framework established for the game were subsequently revised for Ys: The Oath in Felghana and Ys Origin.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developer

Nihon Falcom

Publisher

Konami

Series

Ys

Platforms

PlayStation Portable

Age rating

ESRB E10+

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

PEGI

12

USK

6

ACB

G

CERO

A

ESRB

E10+

Release dates

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Credits

Publisher

Konami

Developer

Nihon Falcom

Released

2006-02-28

Age rating

ESRB E10+

Region

US

Time to beat

about 6 hours